GEOGRAPHY @ NUS
FASS Geography explores Environmental and Social Sciences, as well as the Arts and Humanities, and charts the interconnections between them as they apply to:-
* Climate Sciences * Ageing Populations
* Geoscience * Migration
* Mangroves * Tourism
* Sustainability * Urban Studies
NUS GEOGRAPHY NOW
Neglected tropical diseases not neglected: Assoc Professor Wang Yi-Chen co-organized the Asian Neglected Tropical Disease Conference (NTDASIA 2025) with Professor Banchob Sripa, Tropical Disease Research Center, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
Congratulations to Profs. Brenda Yeoh, Dariusz Wojcik, Elaine Ho, James Sidaway, Paul Kench and Asst. Prof Nathan Green who made it into Standford University's Top 2% Scientists list, which ranks the most cited researchers globally based on their research impact and academic contributions.
Seniors are taking the kampung spirit beyond the neighbourhood
By Professor Elaine Ho (Senior Research Fellow at the NUS Asia Research Institute and Vice Dean – Research at FASS), Associate Professor Vincent Chua (NUS Sociology and Anthropology), and Associate Professor Feng Chen-Chieh (NUS Geography).
22 NUS programmes in global top 10 in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
History of Art, Geography, Linguistics and Politics & International Studies at NUS ranked in the Global Top 10 of the latest Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings (QS WUR) by Subject 2025 released on 12 March 2025.
Half of land use carbon emissions in Southeast Asia can be mitigated through peat swamp forest and mangrove conservation and restoration
Southeast Asia (SEA) is home to approximately 34% of the world’s mangrove forests, representing a crucial component of coastal ecosystems. From Singapore’s Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve to Thailand’s Tarutao National Park, these peatlands and mangrove act as natural carbon sinks by absorbing more carbon than they release, with the excess accumulating as partially decomposed organic …